Power Cords and Power Conditioner, How to arrange?



For cables, many Audiogoners say power cords will make the most impact in their hifi system. I wonder which power cord is more important, before and after a Shunyata Hydra power conditioner?

Shall I buy a better power cord to connect the mains to power conditioner, and lesser cords after the conditioner?

Or shall I just connect the conditioner to the mains with the same quality wire in the mains, and invest all my money to the power cords after the conditioner?

Any experience and ideas?

Many thanks
zdeng
I have found that from the wall to your conditioner is what carries the most sonic signature.
I agree with Warrenh. That is what works for me. Theoretically, let's assume your conditioner is effective. Most power cords degrade power as it passes thru them. Using your best cord after the conditioner should hopefully retain the benefits from the conditioner & may even enhance them, as my MIT cords do for me. Experiment though.

Based on years of trials and feedback, we learned that if you are plugging multiple(3 or more) components into a Hydra, the power cord going to the wall is the most important, and by a wide margin.

The fewer components you have on a single line (Hydra), the more things even out in terms of the importance of power cords to sources/amps versus the power cord to the wall. There are _no_ cases in my experience, where you should apply better power cords to components than you do from the wall to the Hydra. The power cord from the wall to the Hydra should -always- be at least the same quality as power cords attaching individual electronics to the Hydra. In my experience, this is true of other power distribution products as well.

Regards,

Grant
Shunyata Research
I have a PS Audio Power Plant and I find that the power cord from the PS to my preamp and phono stage is the most important one. Intuitively, it could be explained that the power plant is fixing a signal fed to it, so why would the plant power cord be most important? It may be different on a conditioner.
Doesn't it feel good to have a definitive answer? lol... Play and trust your ears....